- Richard II from the Wilton Dyptich Richard II. His mother, Joan of Kent, has been described as one of the most beautiful and scandalous women of her age.
- Taking the throne at the early age of ten, Richard II was a 14th century King of England, whose life was shaped and manipulated by those surrounding him in.
- Richard II opens with two noblemen zealously defending their honor before Richard. He is called upon to settle a dispute in which Bolingbroke calls Mowbray a traitor.
- Richard II (r. 1377-99) was the final Plantagenet monarch whose direct descendants could be traced back to Henry II, who came to the throne in 1154.
- The following day, Richard II met the rebels at Smithfield. A large crowd was present and Richard was accompanied by an entourage.
- Genre classification: Richard II is a History Play. Main characters in Richard II: Richard is a cultured and charming man but a failure as King.
- As near as I could sift him on that argument, On some apparent danger seen in him Aim'd at your highness, no inveterate malice. KING RICHARD II.
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- Richard II Richard II © Richard was Plantagenet king of England from 1377 to 1399 and was usurped by Henry IV.
- Richard's vanity threatens to divide the great houses of England and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last 100 years.